"Country Snowman Pen"

by
Melinda Frewin

Copyright © Melinda Frewin 2003
All Rights Reserved.  May be used for fun and profit and teaching in local class. No mass or commercial reproduction without consent from Melinda Frewin or Decor Delights.  No printing, reprinting and making of  and/or selling pattern packets.  Thank you.

Cheer up those winter days with this fun carved pen.  This snowman is painted in toned colors, perfect for your country home.  This was designed as a quick, beginner painting project.  Paint up a bunch - great for gift giving! Melinda

St. Nicholas Hand Carved Pen available from:

The Woodloft
136 Hathaway St.
Girard, Pa  16417
(814) 774-3566

There is no line drawing for this piece.  The snowman is very simple and straightforward and I feel very confident that you will be able to paint this without a tracing.

Supplies Needed

Delta Acrylic Paint:  Trail Tan, Ivory, Dark Golden Rod, Black

Brushes - #4, #10 flat brush,  small stipple or scruffy brush, #10/0 liner.

Surface:  Top Hat Snowman carved pen from The Woodloft, 136 Hathaway St, Girard, PA 16417; (814) 774-3566; e-mail The Woodloft

Satin Varnish, Wood Sealer

Instructions.

Prep for Wood:  Sand wood (probably not needed), seal with wood sealer, let dry, lightly sand again.

PAINTING:
Entire pen except hat:
Trail Tan - base in snowman and pen handle.
Trail Tan + Ivory mix 1:1 - stipple over all of snowman and drybrush the pen handle.
Ivory - stipple final highlight over snowman and drybrush on the pen handle.
Dark Golden Rod - base nose.
Black - dot eyes, mouth and buttons. Eyes are dotted one each on opposite sides of the nose.  The mouth is a series of dots.  Start the first dot (largest dot) directly under the nose, then add the next dots (always a little bit smaller than the last dot).  The three buttons begin on the chest, lined up.  I started with the first top button, lined up underneath the nose.
Ivory - line a highlight dash on the left side of each eye and button..

Hat:
Black - base hat.
Trail Tan - lightly drybrush all over hat.  This shows off the carving marks very nicely.
Dark Golden Rod - line in the hat band.
Black - paint in the checks on the hat band.

FINISHING:
Let dry.  Varnish.  Let dry again.  Enjoy!

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